Audience and the Use of Minority Languages on Twitter

Authors

  • Dong Nguyen University of Twente
  • Dolf Trieschnigg University of Twente
  • Leonie Cornips Meertens Institute and Maastricht University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v9i1.14648

Keywords:

twitter, audience, language choice, code-switching, dialects, sociolinguistics, multilingualism

Abstract

On Twitter, many users tweet in more than one language. In this study, we examine the use of two Dutch minority languages. Users can engage with different audiences and by analyzing different types of tweets, we find that characteristics of the audience influence whether a minority language is used. Furthermore, while most tweets are written in Dutch, in conversations users often switch to the minority language.

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Published

2021-08-03

How to Cite

Nguyen, D., Trieschnigg, D., & Cornips, L. (2021). Audience and the Use of Minority Languages on Twitter. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 9(1), 666-669. https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v9i1.14648

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

Section

Poster Papers